North Khoisan etymology : Query result

Proto-Ju: √ɡǂxom̩

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to moult (of a bird); lose leaves (of plants)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǂxòmm

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɡǂxom

References : Dickens 208; Snyman 52.

RefLex number: 405

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀã

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: drone, male bee

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀã̀-ɡǀà-šè (n2)

References : Dickens 1994: 203.

RefLex number: 270

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀaʔabo

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to pinch (of a ring, or clothing which is too tight)

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀàʔábó

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 286

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀae

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: navel

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀáé (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 266

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀaˤʔo

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: the fruit of Stipagrostis uniplumis neesii

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀȁˤʔò (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 282

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀaˤm

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: a k. of grass (Hermannia tomentosa, Hermannia guerkeana)

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀàˤm (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 279

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀaˤma

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: to be runtish; be undersized (of a newly born baby)

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀȁˤmà // ɡǀȁˤmà-tȁ-ɡ!àˤʔí "to be thin, be scrawny"

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 280

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀãˤõ

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: onion, garlic

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀàˤõ̀ (n3)

Juǀʼhoan (Snyman): ɡǀãõˤ

References : Dickens 203; Snyman 31.

RefLex number: 281

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀani

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: (food) area which belongs to one; one's own back yard

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀání (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 271

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀani

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to lean against, lean across

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀàní

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 272

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀani

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: fly (praise name)

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀàní

References : Dickens 1994: 203.

RefLex number: 273

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀani

Tonal pattern: XL [j]

Meaning: Karoo scrub robin, Erythropygia coyphaeus

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀȁnì-!àè-!àè-šè (n2 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 203.

RefLex number: 275

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀaniʰ

Tonal pattern: XX [j]

Meaning: to pile things, make a pile

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀȁnȉʰ

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 274

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀari

Tonal pattern: LL [j]

Meaning: to defecate (of people)

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀàrì // ɡǀàrì (n5 -si) "faeces, shit (of people)"; ɡǀàrì-sí (n5) "area where people defaecate, toilet"; ɡǀàrì-čʼù-à (n5 -si) "toilet"

Notes : Cf. Nama ǀkhari "discharge liquid stools".

References : Dickens 203.

RefLex number: 283

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀaru

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: the gods (praise name)

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀárú-à-sì (n2)

References : Dickens 1994: 203.

RefLex number: 284

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀǀa

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: tree on which one's household articles are hung

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀǀá (n5 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 215.

RefLex number: 550

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀǀa

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to lend, borrow

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀǀàá // ɡǀǀàá-kʰòè (n1 -si) "poor person, needy person"

References : Dickens 1994: 215.

RefLex number: 552

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀǀa

Tonal pattern: HH [j]

Meaning: bag (made of two steenbok skins)

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀǀáǀǀúá (n3 -si)

References : Dickens 1994: 216.

RefLex number: 578

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀǀã

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to spend the day

Peripheral Khoisan etymology: Peripheral Khoisan etymology

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀǀã̀ã́ "to spend the day; Good afternoon! (interj.)" // ɡǀǀã̀ã́ ǀǀxʼáé "to live together"

References : Dickens 215.

RefLex number: 554

Proto-Ju: √ɡǀǀãʔũ

Tonal pattern: LH [j]

Meaning: to stare at, look at angrily, or with widely opened eyes, affect something magically by staring at it

Juǀʼhoan : ɡǀǀàʔĩ́ ~ ɡǀǀàʔṹ

References : Dickens 216.

RefLex number: 582